Preconventional Morality
Which American psychologist developed the stages of moral development?
Lawrence Kohlberg
At what age is this level (Conventional Morality) mostly found?
(Elementary, Middle or High School?)
High School
What is the first stage of this Morality?
Social Contract Orientation
What are the two phases of preconventional morality?
Obedience and punishment
Instrumental- Relativist
What is the Good Boy, Nice Girl stage about?
It's all about making the decisions that would please other people.
What is the second stage of this Morality?
Universal Ethical Principle
What is a child-like approach to Preconventional Morality?
Right and Wrong
Realizing that if they please their authority figures...
They will receive some kind of reward.
When is this level rarely found in people?
(Above college age OR Under the college age)
Anyone under the college age
When is Preconventional Morality most apparent?
Preschool
What is the Second Stage of this Morality?
Law and Order
What level of Morality is this?
3
When would Preconventional Morality be the rarest?(Elementary, Middle or High School)
High school
During the second stage, a person follows society in order to...
Find the rules they need to live by
During the social contract stage, a person begins to recognize that...
Rules are just agreements that people have made about what is right and what is wrong.